Utah · County property tax · ACS 2024
Wayne County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Wayne County pays $1,394 a year, an effective rate of 0.34%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,394
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.34%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -30%
- vs U.S. average
- #28 of 29
- rank in UT
The verdict
Homeowners in Wayne County pay a median $1,394 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.34%, more affordable than 96% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,394
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.34%
- Effective rate on median home
- #123 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -30%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($411,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Utah. Population: 2,584. Owner-occupied homes: 917.
The median annual property tax in Wayne County is $1,394, which is 45% lower than the Utah state average and 30% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.34% on a median home value of $411,800. Property taxes represent 1.8% of the median household income in this county.
Wayne County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Wayne County's 0.34% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 96% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
High among Utah counties by effective rate
Wayne County ranks #28 of 29 counties in Utah by effective rate (3% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Wayne County pay a median annual property tax of $1,394, well below the national median and well below the Utah state median. On a $411,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.34% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Wayne County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.8% of the $76,607 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 9.4%, from $1,274 to $1,394. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Wayne County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 31% from $1,061 to $1,394. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 312 of 917 owner-occupied homes (34.0%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 1.8% of median household income. Home values still drive the dollar figure, which is why the ratio above varies widely among counties that share this position.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Wayne County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Wayne County homeowners, 312 of 917 owner-occupied homes (34.0%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 20.6% (189)
- $800 to $1,499 34.0% (312)
- $1,500 to $1,999 20.2% (185)
- $2,000 to $2,999 16.2% (149)
- $3,000 or more 6.8% (62)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
20 homes here (2.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Utah handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Wayne County pay about the same bill, a 4% gap.
Wayne County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Wayne County's effective rate is higher than 3% of the 29 counties in Utah - ranking #28 of 29.
Where Wayne County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.34% Among the most affordable more affordable than 96% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the lowest-taxed counties in the country
At 0.34%, Wayne County sits in the lowest 4% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. A low rate does not by itself mean a low bill: the median here is $1,394, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Wayne County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Wayne County | Utah Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 1.8% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Wayne County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Utah counties.
Wayne County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,394 +9.4% | 0.34% |
| 2023 | $1,274 +5.5% | 0.35% |
| 2022 | $1,208 +4.5% | 0.38% |
| 2021 | $1,156 +9.0% | 0.46% |
| 2020 | $1,061 | 0.46% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Wayne County: tax takes only 1.8% of income
Counties near Wayne County's effective rate
On effective rate, Wayne County sits nearest Jackson County (NC), Storey County (NV), Boise County (ID).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Polk County (NE), Allen County (KS), Powell County (KY).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Wayne County: only 6% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 80 of 1,260 returns from Wayne County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,188 - 38% of those reporters sat in the $50-75k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Wayne County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Wayne County?
- Wayne County, Utah scores B (73/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is rate relief at A+ (0.34%). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- How does Wayne County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Wayne County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.34% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Wayne County, Utah?
- The median annual property tax in Wayne County is $1,394, an effective rate of 0.34% on a $411,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Wayne County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Wayne County is recorded at $1,394 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,061 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 917 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Wayne County?
- Property taxes in Wayne County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.8% of the $76,607 median household income.
What to do with Wayne County's QUIET rate
Wayne County's $1,394 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is light here: about 1.8% of Wayne County's $76,607 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Wayne County's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.34%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,394/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Wayne County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Wayne County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Carbon County, UT
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Wayne County at $1,394/yr; rate 0.61% vs Wayne County 0.34%.
Franklin County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Wayne County at $1,394/yr; rate 1.57% vs Wayne County 0.34%.
Bottineau County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,393/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.72% vs Wayne County 0.34%.
Perry County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,395/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.74% vs Wayne County 0.34%.
Utah county set
State ACS overview for every published Utah county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Wayne County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Wayne County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.